1992 Spanish Grand Prix

 1992 Spanish Grand Prix

Racing data
4th of 16 races in the 1992 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Gran Premio Tío Pepe de España
Date:	May 3, 1992
Place:	Montmeló
Course:	Circuit de Catalunya
Length:	308.555 km in 65 laps of 4.747 km
Weather:	rain
Spectator:	~ 38,000
Pole position
Driver:	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
Time:	1: 20.190 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
Time:	1: 42.503 min (lap 10)
Podium
First:	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
Second:	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford
Third:	Jean Alesi	Ferrari

The 1992 Spanish Grand Prix took place on May 3rd in Montmeló north of Barcelona and was the fourth race of the 1992 Formula 1 World Championship .

Reports

background

After three failed qualifications in a row, Giovanna Amati was replaced at Brabham by debutant Damon Hill as she could not raise the anticipated sponsorship money that the team badly needed. The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix thus remained the last Formula 1 World Championship round to date (as of the end of 2013), in which a woman, Lella Lombardi, took part.

Perry McCarthy had in the meantime received a super license and was thus able to compete as the second driver alongside Roberto Moreno for Andrea Moda Formula . However, due to a defect, he only completed a few meters in the pre-qualification.

training

For the fourth time in a row, Nigel Mansell secured pole position. His Williams team- mate Riccardo Patrese did not qualify for second place on the grid, as he did on the previous three race weekends, but for fourth behind Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna . Ivan Capelli shared the third row with Martin Brundle . They were followed by Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi .

All the best times were achieved in the first qualifying session on Friday. Due to the rain they could not be undercut in the second round on Saturday.

run

The start took place in wet track conditions, so that most of the drivers started the race on rain tires. Due to the location of his starting point under a bridge, which means that the rear wheels were on a narrow stretch of dry asphalt, Jean Alesi made a very good start, which brought him to third place behind the two Williams drivers before the first corner. Schumacher followed before Senna.

On the seventh lap, Schumacher overtook Alesi, who shortly after fell behind Senna and Berger. After a spin, he was overtaken by his team-mate Capelli and was in seventh place on lap 13.

When the rain got heavier from lap 20, Patrese turned out of bounds. This put Schumacher in second place behind Mansell, who was clearly in the lead. Senna followed before Berger, Capelli and Alesi. By the 59th lap the Frenchman had moved up to fourth place and put Senna under pressure. This then turned out in the 63rd lap. Around the same time, Capelli also fell out of the points.

Nigel Mansell achieved the fourth victory in the fourth race of the season. Michael Schumacher took second place in front of Jean Alesi, Gerhard Berger, Michele Alboreto and Pierluigi Martini .

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Honda Marlboro McLaren	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4 / 7A	Honda RA122E 3.5 V12	G
	2	Gerhard Berger
Tyrrell Racing Organization	3	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell 020B	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	G
	4th	Andrea de Cesaris
Canon Williams team	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW14B	Renault RS3C 3.5 V10	G
	6th	Riccardo Patrese
Motor Racing Developments	7th	Eric van de Poele	Brabham BT60B	Judd GV 3.5 V10	G
	8th	Damon Hill
Footwork Mugen Honda	9	Michele Alboreto	Footwork FA13	Mugen-Honda MF-351H 3.5 V10	G
	10	Aguri Suzuki
Team Lotus	11	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus 102D	Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8	G
	12	Johnny Herbert
Fund metal	14th	Andrea Chiesa	Fund metal GR01		G
	15th	Gabriele Tarquini
March F1	16	Karl Wendlinger	March CG911	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	G
	17th	Paul Belmondo
Camel Benetton Ford	19th	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton B192	Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8	G
	20th	Martin Brundle
BMS Scuderia Italia	21st	JJ Lehto	Dallara 192	Ferrari 037 3.5 V12	G
	22nd	Pierluigi Martini
Minardi team	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi M191B	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G
	24	Gianni Morbidelli
Ligier Gitanes Blondes	25th	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier JS37	Renault RS3C 3.5 V10	G
	26th	Érik Comas
Scuderia Ferrari	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari F92A	Ferrari 040 3.5 V12	G
	28	Ivan Capelli
Central Park Venturi Larrousse	29	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi LC92	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G
	30th	Ukyō Katayama
Sasol Jordan Yamaha	32	Stefano Modena	Jordan 192	Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12	G
	33	Maurício Gugelmin
Andrea Moda Formula	34	Roberto Moreno	Andrea Moda S921	Judd GV 3.5 V10	G
	35	Perry McCarthy

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Pre-qualification		1. Qualification training		2. Qualification training		begin
			time	Ø speed	time	Ø speed	time	Ø speed
01	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	-	-	1: 20.190	213.109 km / h	1: 46.737	160.106 km / h	01
02	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	-	-	1: 21.195	210.471 km / h	-	-	02
03	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	-	-	1: 21.209	210.435 km / h	1: 46.581	160.340 km / h	03
04th	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	-	-	1: 21.534	209.596 km / h	-	-	04th
05	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	-	-	1: 22.413	207.360 km / h	1: 52.319	152.149 km / h	05
06th	Martin Brundle	Benetton-Ford	-	-	1: 22.529	207.069 km / h	-	-	06th
07th	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	-	-	1: 22.711	206.613 km / h	1: 46.062	161.125 km / h	07th
08th	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	-	-	1: 22.746	206.526 km / h	1: 45.903	161.367 km / h	08th
09	Karl Wendlinger	March-Ilmor	-	-	1: 23.121	205.594 km / h	-	-	09
10	Érik Comas	Ligier-Renault	-	-	1: 23.593	204.433 km / h	1: 50.914	154.076 km / h	10
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Ilmor	-	-	1: 23.723	204.116 km / h	1: 49.847	155.573 km / h	11
12	JJ Lehto	Dallara-Ferrari	-	-	1: 24.054	203.312 km / h	1: 54.117	149.752 km / h	12
13	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara-Ferrari	-	-	1: 24.236	202.873 km / h	1: 54.590	149.133 km / h	13
14th	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier-Renault	-	-	1: 24.583	202.041 km / h	1: 56.313	146.924 km / h	14th
15th	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell-Ilmor	-	-	1: 24.608	201.981 km / h	1: 51.606	153.121 km / h	15th
16	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Mugen Honda	1: 26.120	198.435 km / h	1: 24.634	201.919 km / h	1: 48.366	157.699 km / h	16
17th	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan-Yamaha	-	-	1: 24.671	201.831 km / h	1: 50.598	154.516 km / h	17th
18th	Gabriele Tarquini	Fond metal Ford	-	-	1: 24.800	201.524 km / h	1: 57.115	145.918 km / h	18th
19th	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	-	-	1: 24.940	201.191 km / h	-	-	19th
20th	Andrea Chiesa	Fond metal Ford	1: 27.902	194.412 km / h	1: 24.963	201.137 km / h	-	-	20th
21st	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Ford	-	-	1: 25.202	200.573 km / h	-	-	21st
22nd	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Lamborghini	-	-	1: 25.315	200.307 km / h	1: 54.122	149.745 km / h	22nd
23	Paul Belmondo	March-Ilmor	-	-	1: 25.467	199.951 km / h	-	-	23
24	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi Lamborghini	1: 26.032	198.638 km / h	1: 25.700	199.407 km / h	1: 54.108	149.763 km / h	24
25th	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi-Lamborghini	-	-	1: 25.786	199.207 km / h	1: 58.389	144.348 km / h	25th
26th	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	-	-	1: 25.786	199.207 km / h	-	-	26th
DNQ	Ukyō Katayama	Venturi Lamborghini	1: 26.487	197.593 km / h	1: 25.932	198.869 km / h	-	-	-
DNQ	Eric van de Poele	Brabham-Judd	-	-	1: 26.880	196.699 km / h	3: 23.215	84.094 km / h	-
DNQ	Stefano Modena	Jordan-Yamaha	-	-	1: 27.480	195.350 km / h	1: 54.443	149.325 km / h	-
DNQ	Damon Hill	Brabham-Judd	-	-	1: 27.763	194.720 km / h	-	-	-
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	Andrea Moda-Judd	1: 37.155	175.896 km / h	-	-	-	-	-
DNPQ	Perry McCarthy	Andrea Moda-Judd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap	Failure reason
01	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	65	0	1: 56: 10.674	01	1: 42.503
02	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	65	0	+ 23.914	02	1: 42.989
03	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	65	1	+ 26,462	08th	1: 43.469
04th	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	65	0	+1: 20.647	07th	1: 42.850
05	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Mugen Honda	64	0	+ 1 lap	16	1: 46.196
06th	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara-Ferrari	63	0	+ 2 rounds	13	1: 46.713
07th	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	63	0	+ 2 rounds	19th	1: 47.233
08th	Karl Wendlinger	March-Ilmor	63	1	+ 2 rounds	09	1: 45.598
09	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	62	0	DNF	03	1: 43.176	Lathe operator
10	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	62	0	DNF	05	1: 44.032	Lathe operator
11	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Lamborghini	61	0	+ 4 rounds	22nd	1: 50.019
12	Paul Belmondo	March-Ilmor	61	0	+ 4 rounds	23	1: 48.862
-	JJ Lehto	Dallara-Ferrari	56	0	DNF	12	1: 45.915	Lathe operator
-	Gabriele Tarquini	Fond metal Ford	56	0	DNF	18th	1: 46.083	Lathe operator
-	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Ford	56	0	DNF	21st	1: 47.017	Lathe operator
-	Érik Comas	Ligier-Renault	55	1	DNF	10	1: 48.096	Lathe operator
-	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi Lamborghini	35	0	DNF	24	1: 47.454	Engine failure
-	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell-Ilmor	30th	0	DNF	15th	1: 48.296	Lathe operator
-	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi-Lamborghini	26th	1	DNF	25th	1: 49.661	Suspension damage
-	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan-Yamaha	24	0	DNF	17th	1: 47.713	accident
-	Andrea Chiesa	Fond metal Ford	22nd	1	DNF	20th	1: 49.793	Lathe operator
-	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	19th	0	DNF	04th	1: 43.148	Lathe operator
-	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	13	0	DNF	26th	1: 47.739	Lathe operator
-	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier-Renault	11	1	DNF	14th	1: 51.586	Electronics failure
-	Martin Brundle	Benetton-Ford	04th	0	DNF	06th	1: 50.461	Lathe operator
-	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Ilmor	02	0	DNF	11	2: 14.087	Oil pressure loss

World Cup stands after the race

The first six of the race got 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 40 02  Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 18th 03  Michael sSchumacher Benetton-Ford 17th 04th  Gerhard Berger McLaren Honda 8th 05  Jean Alesi Ferrari 7th 06th  Ayrton Senna McLaren Honda 4th

Item driver constructor Points 07th  Michele Alboreto Footwork Mugen Honda 3 08th  Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Ilmor 2 09  Ivan Capelli Ferrari 2 10  Pierluigi Martini Dallara-Ferrari 1 11  Mika Hakkinen Lotus Ford 1 12  Johnny Herbert Lotus Ford 1

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Williams-Renault 58 02  Benetton-Ford 17th 03  McLaren Honda 12 04th  Ferrari 9

Item constructor Points 05  Footwork Mugen Honda 3 06th  Tyrrell-Ilmor 2 07th  Lotus Ford 2 08th  Dallara-Ferrari 1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on January 8, 2014)  
2. ^ "Report" (accessed on January 8, 2014)
3. ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on January 8, 2014)  

Web links

• Race result on the official Formula 1 website
• Race result on "Motorsportarchiv.de"